Exam question 2 · Blue Fairy Book, The Blue Bird: the Frog is Serpentine, an…
With reference to the text, what was the principal reason for Serpentine's refusal to accept the hand of the Prince?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: text, Serpentine · What happens: be, accept, refuse · To what, where: principal reason, hand
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1691 «Blue Fairy Book, The Blue Bird: the Frog is Serpentine, and the bird cures the King» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school.
The question
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | With | with | ADP | _ | 2 reference | case |
| 2 | reference | reference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 text | obl |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 text | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 text | det |
| 5 | text | text | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 reason | punct |
| 7 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 11 reason | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 reason | cop |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 reason | det |
| 10 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 reason | amod |
| 11 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 text | acl:relcl |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 refusal | case |
| 13 | Serpentine | Serpentine | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 refusal | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 Serpentine | case |
| 15 | refusal | refusal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 reason | nmod |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 accept | mark |
| 17 | accept | accept | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 reason | acl |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 hand | det |
| 19 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 accept | obj |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 Prince | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 Prince | det |
| 22 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 hand | nmod |
| 23 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 text | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the text | the principal reason | for Serpentine's refusal | tree rules | |||
| 2 | accept | to-infinitive | the hand of the Prince | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme | |||||
| 3 | refuse | Serpentine | nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
The options
Option 1
Her family name was unknown and so her status was doubtful at court
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 name | nmod:poss |
| 2 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 name | compound |
| 3 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 unknown | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 unknown | cop |
| 5 | unknown | unknown | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 doubtful | cc |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 doubtful | advmod |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 status | nmod:poss |
| 9 | status | status | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 doubtful | nsubj |
| 10 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 doubtful | cop |
| 11 | doubtful | doubtful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 unknown | conj |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 court | case |
| 13 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 doubtful | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Her family name | unknown property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | past | her status | court | doubtful property | tree rules | |||
| 3 | name | Her = she | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
Her birth had not been shown to be worthy of a king's son, and she wished to know her parents before she married the Prince at the fountain
The tree, 29 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 birth | nmod:poss |
| 2 | birth | birth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 shown | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 shown | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 shown | advmod |
| 5 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 shown | aux:pass |
| 6 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 worthy | mark |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 worthy | cop |
| 9 | worthy | worthy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 shown | xcomp |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 son | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 king | det |
| 12 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 son | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 king | case |
| 14 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 worthy | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 wished | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 wished | cc |
| 17 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 wished | nsubj |
| 18 | wished | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 shown | conj |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 know | mark |
| 20 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 wished | xcomp |
| 21 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 parents | nmod:poss |
| 22 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 know | obj |
| 23 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 25 married | mark |
| 24 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 25 married | nsubj |
| 25 | married | marry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 wished | advcl |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 Prince | det |
| 27 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 25 married | obj |
| 28 | at | at | ADP | _ | 30 fountain | case |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 fountain | det |
| 30 | fountain | fountain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 married | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not show | past · perfect · passive | Her birth | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | of a king's son; worthy property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | wish | past | she | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | know not said to happen | to-infinitive | she not said here | her parents | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer parent=Stimulus | ||||
| 5 | marry | past | she | the Prince | the fountain | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Patient |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Her birth had not been shown to be worthy of a king's son
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 birth | nmod:poss |
| 2 | birth | birth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 shown | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 shown | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 shown | advmod |
| 5 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 shown | aux:pass |
| 6 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 worthy | mark |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 worthy | cop |
| 9 | worthy | worthy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 shown | xcomp |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 son | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 king | det |
| 12 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 son | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 king | case |
| 14 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 worthy | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not show | past · perfect · passive | Her birth | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | of a king's son; worthy property | tree rules |
Option 4
Her parentage had not been proven to suit a prince of the royal house, and the fairies had not yet blessed the match
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 parentage | nmod:poss |
| 2 | parentage | parentage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 proven | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 proven | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 proven | advmod |
| 5 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 proven | aux:pass |
| 6 | proven | prove | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 suit | mark |
| 8 | suit | suit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 proven | xcomp |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 prince | det |
| 10 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 suit | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 house | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 house | det |
| 13 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 house | amod |
| 14 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 prince | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 blessed | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 blessed | cc |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 fairies | det |
| 18 | fairies | fairy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 blessed | nsubj:pass |
| 19 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 22 blessed | aux |
| 20 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 22 blessed | advmod |
| 21 | yet | yet | ADV | _ | 22 blessed | advmod |
| 22 | blessed | bless | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 proven | conj |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 match | det |
| 24 | match | match | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 blessed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not prove | past · perfect · passive | Her parentage | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | suit | to-infinitive | a prince of the royal house | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | not bless | past · perfect · passive | the fairies | yet | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | parent | Her = she | nom parentage «state transitive»: poss=agent |
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